Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1959 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MARCH IT, 1959

Decatur Golf Course To Have] Official Opening Os ‘59 Season Saturday

Luke Majorki, pro-manager of the Decatur golf course, announced today that the course will be dfficially opened for the season . Saturday. The pro said everything is ready for the opener, providing weather conditions permit. In event weather prevents the opening, it will be postponed to the following Saturday, March 28. The pro shop, however, which has been in operation the past month, will be opened officially this Saturday regardless of weather conditions. Majorki also announced that popular golfing tournaments are listed for the 1959 season, as in the past two years. First Tourney'May 2 The first tourney of the new season will be a two-man best ball event Saturday, May 2. This 18hole event is sponsored by the Fort Wayne golf association and attracts the top notch amateurs from Northeastern Indiana and parts of Ohio. Saturday, May Sf, the annual Northeastern Indiana conference meet will be held here, with the Decatur high school host to 24 young golfers from the NEIC in this 18-hole event. The Men’s city league wjjl open Monday, May 11. The league is composed of eight teams and plays two seven-week halves. Winners of the first half and second half will hold a playoff to determine the league champion. The G. E. Club is the defending champion. The Women's league will open Wednesday, June 3. Tee-off time will be at 1 p. m. each Wednesday, closing with the annual outing Aug. 19. A new system has been devised to cover every caliber of golfer. The league players wil lhave a handicap and wiß play matches with all other players in the league, with a different opponents eacr week. The,’ system will be based on points for winning matches, with the top scorer the league champion. The winner will receive a trophy and merchandise, and other winners will receive merchandise. A; B>*C. D. Tourneys The highly >ipopular A.B.C.D. tourneys, will alfip_Jae.jfjoatiAßed, with dates to be announced later. These are team events, giving an opportunity for every calmer of golfer to participate and be-on a winning team. This 18-hole event is based on a point system, such as one point for bogel, two points for par. three points a birdie, and four points an eagle. For example. if a team consisting of a player from, each ,of the four classes is playing the first hole, and the A player has a birdie, the B player a par, the C player a par, and the D player a bogey, the total number of points for the hole

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Liner Is Searched For Missing Jewels NEW YORK < UP)—FBI agents, U.S. customs inspectors and reported Scotland Yard men swarmed aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth in quarantine Monday and seached it closely. ■ ■ Officials refused to comment but it was reported they were looking for 8420,000 worth of jewels stolen from Lady Norah Docker’s locked Rolls Royce last week ip Southampton, England. A customs spokesman said nothing unusual was found. St. Mary's River Recedes Two Feet St. Mary’s river dropped about two feet from Monday’s ifrark and is now 6.80 feet. Weather observer “Louis Landrum also reported .02 inch of snow had fallen on the Decatur area as of 7 a.m. today. would be eight. Points are totaled at the end of the 18 holes, with the highest number of points by a team winning the tourney. All team members finishing in the first four places receive gift certificates for merchandiseAlso, as in past seasons, the nine-hole mixed Scotch twosome tourney will be held, with the dates to be announced later. This event is a draw for partners, with each team consisting of a man and a woman. The team players alternate in hitting the ball from the tee until the ball is holed out on the green. The lowest score wins the tourney. Plan City Tourney The men’s annual city tourney will be held, in September. This is a 72-hole medal tourney, conducted over two weekends, Sept. 19 and 20 and Sept. 26 and 27. Eighteen holes will be played on each of those dates, with the low total the champion. This tourney is also set up for every category of golfer. At the end of the first 36 holes, all players are placed in flights, depending on their scores. In this way, ( every golfer is competing against placers in his own category. From a par shooter to one who shoots 100 for 18 holes, he has a chance to win a trophy and merchandise in his respective flight. John Hammond won the 1958 tourney and will be defending champion. John Geels was the winner in the first flight, Gerald Morningstar the second, Bob Helm third and Boger Stevens fourth. The season will wind up with a screwball tourney in November. This nine-hole event, inaugurated last year, was very successful and his been placed on the golfing calendar as an annual event.

Player Trades Are Rumored At Camps United Press International A rainy day in the Florida base* ball camps usually produces trades and-or rumors of trades. It was that kind of a day on the soggy citrus circuit Monday. Four exhibition games were rained out, so several possible player transactions were reportedly being discussed. The New York Yankees, concerned over Don Larsen’s recurrent shoulder ailment, have turned again to the Washington Senators for pitching help. The world champions would like to pry either Pedro : Ramos or Dick Hyde loose ■ -from the Nats. They also are eyeing southpaw Billy Hoeft of the Detroit Tigers. The Senators, in turn, have indicated they are willing to peddle Roy Sievers to the White Sox. But Cal Griffith, the Nats’ owner, insists “we’re not going to give cream for skim milk.” That presumably means the White Sox will have to offer center fielcter Jim Landis as part of the deal; However, the Cleveland Indians may wind up with (both Ramps and Sievers. Frank Lane plans to confer with Griffith Wednesday at St. Petersburg, Fla. The Cleveland general manager is expected to offer outfielder Minnie Minoso, pitcher Jim Grant and infielder Woody Held for the Nats’ pair. Another possible trade involving the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Redlegs reportedly has advanced past the talking stage. Thia one would send outfielder Gus Bell to the Cardinals for southpaw Vinegar Bend Mized. — in the only two exhibition games played Monday, the Kansas City Athletics blanked the Tigers, 6-0, and Ted Kluszewski’s first spring home run sparked the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Redlegs. NIT Resumes With Two Games Tonight NEW YORK <UPD — St. Louis University, an old favorite with New York fans, and Oklahoma City University, a newcomer to the big town, open their bids for the National Invitation Basketball Tournament championship tonight at Madison Square Garden. The towering Billikens, seeded second, will face upstart Providence College and fourth-seeded Oklahoma City will meet New York University in the concluding two quarter-final games. The St. Louis-Providence winner will square off against St. John’s and the Oklahoma CityNYU survivor will play top-seeded Bradley in the semifinals Thursday night. St. Louis, appearing in its eighth NIT, has been installed a 10-point favorite over Providence in tonight’s 7:30 p.m. e.s.t. opener. Oklahoma City, playing in its first NIT, is a six-point underdog against NYU, which reached the quarter-finals by knocking off Denver, 90-81.

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Kokomo Coach Hopes 1959 Is • Year For Cals First of four stories on the flnaMsts in Indiana’s high school basketball tourney. By KURT FREUDENTHAL United Press International INDIANAPOLIS tUPD— After eight frustrating years, Kokomo’s Joe Platt nojxis he finally was a winner. Platt left Carleton College in Minnesota and returned to his native state, dreaming of bringing the Wildcats their first Indiana high school basketball title. He’s done well, too, but that “big one” lias eluded Kokomo several times One year Kokomo failed to get ou; of its sectional. Another time backyard competition again shattered Kokomo’s plans. But this may be their year. With a terrific scoring punch in Jimmy Rayl and Roger Thutston the “Cats have racked up a 22-5 record, second only to Indianapolis Attacks among the four survivors. And Rayl led all the shooters in last week's semistate with 64 points. Rayl “Best Shooter” ■ “If Rayl never mades another basket, he’s the best shooter I’ve ever had,” said Platt. “He’ll hit anywhere from 25 feet out or less. He has no favorite target, and he’ll give you a ballgame any day. ~ ' The skinny 6-1 senior shoots baskets all the time. After games,’ even he has been known to take a crack at the hoop. He has a basket hanging in back of his house and he frequently works out on his own at the “Y.” But Platt poo-poohs the thought that Kokomo is a one-man club. “We have eight players we think we can throw in there,” said Platt. “This is an offensiveminded club. We score a lot of points unless they hold the ball on us.” Kokomo has the best offensive record of the finalists and has clobbered its tourney foes by the biggest margins—by better than 20 points a game. But it took a 92-90 sizzler for Platt’s boys to sideline Fort Wayne South the defending state champs, in the semi - state last Saturday. South Side Toughest “That was our toughest game," said Platt wistfully. “We really got in trouble against South Side We led by 13 points, but they’re bailgame ‘ M We didn’t have time to think.” Rayl saved the day with a looping one-hander just before the gun went off. “You got plenty to worry about when you face that guy (Tom) Bolyard,” said Platt Kokomo clashes with New Albany, the southern semi-state titlist, in Saturday’s second afternoon game. Platt indicated he plans "nothing special” for the downstaters. As to Kokomo's chances, he said his teams in 1952 and 1955 were good enough to go “all the way.” This team, he said, “may be about as good as the two others.” “As for our chances, I think they're as good as anybody’s.” Algerian Rebel Losses Set At 830 ALGIERS, Algeria (UPl)—The French army announced Monday night that the Algerian rebels lost 830 men in clashes with French troops last week. French losses were set at 45 men killed.

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Pittsburgh's Pirates Have Pennant Fever (Editors Noto: This is the second dispatch on the prospects of the major league teams for 1959.) By LEO H. PETERSEN UPI Sports Editor FORT MYERS, Fla. (UPI) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have “that pennant feeling.” Last year, in his first full season as manager, Danny Murtaugh aimed for the first division and wound up second, eight games behind Milwaukee. That represented a jump of five notches for the Pirates, who were seventh in 1957 —'the ninth year in a row they had finished in the second division. “We really started to jell last season,” Murtaugh said. “Now we are aiming to jump just one more notch in the standings. My players are confident we can do it, and so am I. We all have that pennant feeling.” Murtaugh gambled and traded away his leading power hitter, Frank Thomas, to get what he felt the Pirates lacked in 1958—A lefthanded starting pitcher and a lefthanded hitting catcher. He obtained Harvey Haddix, who was 8-7 with Cincinnati last year, and Smoky Burgess, a .283 hitter with the Reds. Also in the deal, the Pirates obtained Don Hoak to take over Thomas’ third base chores. Improve Defense “We know we lost power, but with Hoak at third we improved our defense and Haddix gives us the lefthanded, pitching strength we lacked. And Burgess is not only valuable as a full time catcher, if need be, but also as a pinchhitter. “Now we have to find a big bat to take over from Thomas. I’m looking for our first ,basemen to supply that.’ T’., , The player he is looking at most is Dick Stuart, who can hit the ball a long way. He hit I’6 homers in 67 games with the Pirates last season and drove in 48 runs. But he strikes out a lot. The only I question in Murtaughs mind is whether Stuart will drive in more runs with his bat than he will let in with his fielding. He’s no defdhsive genius. Should Stuart fall short, Murtaugh has Ted Kluszewjki, who this spring looks like the slugger he was with Cincinnati before he came up with a back ailment two years ago. Kluszewski is swinging | freely for the first time since then and he thinks he can do the job. Then there is Rocky Nelson, who always has murdered the ball in the minors but never has made the grade in the majors. Bagk of them also is R. C. Stevens, the best fielder of the lot, but with a weaker bat. Rest Os Infield Set The rest of the infield is set with Bill Mazeroski at second. Dick Groat at short and Hoak at third. Mazeroski and Groat form one of the best second base combinations in the majors and most baseball men agree with Mur* taugh when he says those key men can beat you more ways than any other shortstop-second base combination in the majors. «If the Pirates have one weakness, it is in infield reserves. The veteran Gene Baker, Dick Schofjeld, who was a disappointment with the Cardinals, and rookie Harry Bright, a .309 batter at Sacramento in 1958, are the only ones who can back up Mazeroski, Groat and Hoak. Baker was hurt most of last season and it's a question whether he could play every day if something happened tq anyone of those three. In the outfield it will be Bob Skinner in left, Bill Virdon in center, Roberto Clemente in right with Roman Majias back of them as the No. 1 utility gardener. High On Rookie Murtaugh wouldn’t trade them fear any four outfielders that any omer club in the league has. He’s also high on rookie Joe Christopher, who hit .327 at Salt Lake City last season. Hank Foiles will be the No. 1 catcher, but Burgess will be-baek of the plate a lot. Bill Hall, who looked so good with the Pirates last year when they brought him up from Salt Lake, and Danny Kravitz are fighting for the thirdstoring catching berth. Murtaugh figures on six starting pitchers, leading off with his ace, Bob Friend, a 22-game winner in 1958. Then come Vernon

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Winners Are Listed For Archery Shoot The trophy winners for the fJmberlost archery and conservation club invitational Chicago round shoot Sunday afternoon were: men’s division. Frank Sardella, Bluffton, first expert; Ronald Hill, Decatur, first bowman; Dwight Whitacre, Decatur, first archer; women’s division, Mrs. Ed Kime, Fort Wayne, first expert; Mrs. Harold Nash, Decatur, first bowman; junior boy's division, Jerry Morningstar, Decatur, first expert; Bobby Zeigler, Dunkirk, first bowman, Greg Bixler, Decatur, first archer; intermediate boys’ division, Larry Butler, Decatur, first exfen?; junior girls’ division, Kathy Call, Decatur, first expert. Ribbon winners were: men’s division, Al Huston, Decatur, second expert; Larry Stevens, Decatur, third expert; Bob La Brun, Rockford, 0., second bowman; Lester Mitchel, Decatur, third bowman; Nelson Zeigler, Rome City, second archer; Harold Nash, Decatur, third archer; Bob Wendel, New Corydon, first novice; Jud Acheson, Rockford, O„ second novice; Julius Lengerich, Decatur, third novice; women’s division, Mrs. A. C. Geimer, Decatur, first archer; junior boys’ division, Don La Brun, Rockford, 0., second expert; Lawrence Heiman, Decatur,- second bowman; Dave Lengerich, Decatur, firs| novice. The next shoot will be an April Fool’s shoot Sunday, April 5, at 1:30 p.m. on the outdoor range. Club members will make their own targets for the meet, Butcher In Second Spot In All-Events ST. LOUIS (UPI) — A team whose members represent an aggregate of 198 years in experience in American Bowling Congress tournaments will hold the spotlight in ABC competition today. » The -squad of veterans is led by Harry Steers, who is appearing in his 55th successive meet of the tourney’s 56-year history. Other team members are Fred Thoma, with 46 years,- Wank Marino, 44 years, |Jli Maricich, 28 years, and Herb Lange, 28 years. Three of the bowlers. Steers. Marino and Lange, are members of bowling’s hall of fame. They will roll for the White Tower Restaurants, Stanford, Conn. In action Monday, Gene Vetrone, a Newark, N. J., butcher, was assured of a big slice of prize money when he moved into second place in the All-Events standings with 1,961. Vetrone, 27, appearing in his second tourney, had a 589 team series, hit 714 in the doubles and closed with 658 in the singles. His partner, Mike Mammolite, scored only 563, and they failed to crack the top 10 in the doubles standings. Jack Reuther of Wheeling, W. Va., shot his way into third place in the singles , with 727 for his best performance ’ln 16 ABC appearances. Law (14-12), Ron Kline (13-16), George Witt (9-2>, Curt Raydon (8-4) and Haddix. The Pirates expect great things of Witt. Rookfe Bennie Daniels, who won 14 at Columbus in the International League last season, has a good chance of sticking. Elroy Face, one of the best in the business, will be the relief specialist with southpaw Don Gross and the veteran Bob Porterfield also in the bullpen. Ron Blackburn and Bob Smith are other hurling possibilities, FALSE TEETH That Loosen Need Not Embarrass Many wearers of false teeth have ■uSered real embarrassment because their plate dropped, slipped or wobbled at juat the wrong time. Do not live in fear of this happening to you. Just sprinkle a little FA3TEETH, the alkaline (non-acld) powder, on your plates. Hold false teeth more firmly, so they feel more comfortable. Does not sour. Checks ‘Jjlate odor" (denture breath). Get FASTEETH at any drug counter.

Cincinnati And West Virginia Are Favorites LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPI)-The records and the ratings made Cincinnati and West Virginia the favorites today to meet in the finals of the NCAA basketball tournament here Saturday night, but Louisville’s own comeback kids were getting plenty of support. As the vanguard of visiting coaches and fans arrived, they discovered three things were difficult, perhaps impossible to locate in this basketball-hep city: A hotel room, a ticket to the tournament and a Louisvillian who doesn't think the hometown Cardinals can win it all on their own floor. Official tournament activity begaff today when sports writers met at a' lunch to hear Louisville Coach Peck Hickman engage in a telephone battle of words with his rivals, George Smith of Cincinnati, Freddie Schaus of West Virginia and Pete Newell of California. Winners Meet Saturday Louisville faces West Virginia in one semi-final game Friday night for the Eastern • championship, with Cincinnati and California tangling in the other for the Western title. The winners then will meet Saturday night to determine who picks up the NCAA crown which Louisville unceremo‘niously tipped off Kentucky’s brow in the mid - east regionals at Evanston, 111. Very few people, and least of all NCAA officials, thought that a Louisville team which entered the tournament as an at-large team with a mediocre 16-19 record would ever knock off Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky and Michigan State in a row to come back here and paly for the national crown on its own floor. I Cincinnati Highest Hanked In. the final UPI national rankings, Cincinnati was No. 4, California No. 9, West Virginia No. 11, and Louisville was unranked. Cincinnati, the Missouri Valley Conference champion, comes in with a 25-3 record, the nation’s top scorer in Oscar Robertson, and a victory over Kansas State in the mid-west regional final at Lawrence. Kan. West Virginia, Southern Conference representative, boasts a 27-4 record and one of the nation's smoothest performers in Jerry West, who twice saved the Mountaineers from disaster with latescoring burste Ja toumafeent play. California, ftom the Pacific Cdast Conference, has a 23-4 mark built on the nation’s best defensive record. The Bears have allowed opponents only 51.5 points per game, and have won their

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